Saddle-loop



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

GEORGE THEOBALD, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

SADDLE-LOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,411, dated January6, 1880.

Application led March 21, 1879.

To all 'whom t't may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE. THEOBALD, ofHartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Saddle-Loops forHarness; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, whereby a person skilled in the art canmake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.`

Like letters in the gures indicate the same parts.

My improvement relates to a novel method of attaching` the back band orstrap which supports the shafts by means of the tugs to the saddle.

As ordinarily constructed, the back-band is attached to a metallic loop,the shank or strap of which passes under the jockey or upper flap of thesaddle and over the skirt to the tree, to whichitis secured. Throughthis metallic strap passes the terret. Below this metal lic loop theback-band has usually passed through a leather loop upon the skirt. Themetallic loop to which the upper end of the back-band has been attachedcould not extend beyond the edge of the jockey, as its strap requires tobe covered.

The object of my improvement is to provide a means of firmly andstrongly attaching the back-band to the skirt as low down as may bedesired without presenting the weakness of the usual leatherfastening-loop, and without showing a metallic connection upon the upperside of the skirt.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the severalparts, as will be hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows a top view of the side of aharness-saddle below the tree. Fig. 2 shows a view of the under side ofthe same. Fig. 3 shows a section through the middle.

A is the jockey or upper flap of the saddle, which is attached in theusual manner to the tree. B is the skirt, which is likewise attached tothe tree in the usual manner.

C is the terret, the shank of which passes through all the severalthicknesses of the saddle and is secured by a nut on the under side.-

D is the back-band, which is shown in the drawings as being secured atits upper end by the shank of the terret passing through it; but itsupper end may be secured in any usual manner.

E is the visible part of my improved saddleloop. Gis a strap orstiffener passing from my improved loop to the terret, the shank ofwhich passes through it and is firmly held by the nut H.

F is a shank between the parts E and G, which passes through an openin gin theleather of the skirt and firmly unites the parts in one solidpiece. J is an additional stii'ening-piece under the loop E. This isheld in its place by the screw K, which passes through the skirt from Eto J. A strong metallic support is thus carried along under the skirtfrom the terret to the loop E without showing upon the outside of thesaddle, and by means of the additional stiii'ener J it can be continueddown as far as may be required.

My improved loop can be constructed as shown in the drawings, or it canbe varied by being furnished with a D or ring for the lower part of theback-band, while the lower end ot' the upper part rests in the loop.This construction gives a greater pla-y to the lower end of the strap,where the tugs are attached.

By means of my improvement amuch more elegant and a strongerharness-saddle cau be made than has heretofore been in use.

What I claim as my invention is- In a harness-saddle, the combination,with the metallic loop E F G, of the stiffener J and the screw K, saidscrew forming a connection between the outer part of the loop and thestiifener J through the thickness ot' the skirt, substantially asdescribed.

VGEORGE THEOBALD.

Witnesses WENDELL R. CURTIS, THEO. G. ELLIS.

